Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

This week, I am joined by Jonathan to preview watchOS 11, which is one of the most feature packed OSes being updated this fall.

On AppStories+, John reports on how his travel tech setup fared.

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• MusicHarbor – New Music From Your Favorite Artists and Record Labels.

This week, Robb is this snackplier this week, and I had a sour patch kids situation, and we both discuss Samsung’s renaming of a train station.

AppStories, Episode 397, ‘watchOS 11 Preview’ Show Notes

AppStories+ Pre-Show

• John’s Travel Setup: What Worked, What Didn’t
  • 11” iPad Pro
  • Magic Keyboad Case
  • EPICKA Universal Travel Adapter with GaN 75W Charger
  • Airalo eSIMs (Use JOHN64205 for $3 off your first purchase)
  • Nintendo Switch OLED
  • Miyoo Mini A30
  • Audio Technica ATH-M70X
  • Boox Palma
  • Insta360 X4
  • Belkin Battery Pack
• EarPods Rule

watchOS 11 Preview

• watchOS 11: The MacStories Public Beta Preview
  • Topics Covered:
    • Smart Stack and Live Activities
    • Interactive widgets
• Health and Fitness
  • Training Load
    • Other apps mentioned
      • Gentler Streak
      • Athlytic
      • Whoop
  • Vitals
  • Pausing Goals
  • Fitness app customization on iOS
• Watch Faces
  • Suggested photos for watch face
• Translation
  • Similar to iOS app in functionality
• Cycle Tracking
• Maps adds hikes in US national parks

Ruminate, Episode 190, ‘What You Plied to Me’ Show Notes

Ruminate underground sign

Burger Restaurant in Spitalfields | Burgers in Spitalfields | Honest Burgers

Jaffa Cakes | McVitie’s UK

Why Jaffa Cakes are cakes, not biscuits? - Kerseys Solicitors

Colin the Caterpillar - Wikipedia

Samsung renames Old Street station as Fold Street in foldable phones drive

Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over alleged ‘massive advertiser boycott’ after Twitter takeover | AP News

MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Ruminate, Comfort Zone, and NPC: Next Portable Console that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.

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